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Cinesite announced has secured investment from Gryphion Capital Investments along with new banking facilities from Barclays and NatWest which amount to USD112 million.
Working together Barclays and NatWest will initially provide Cinesite with up to USD52 million for general funding and revolving credit facilities. The independent studio group has a further USD20m in future flexible facilities to deal with acquisition or expansion. In parallel, Gryphion Capital Investments has taken a minority equity position in the company which will further support Cinesite’s strategy for growth.
Headquartered in London, the Cinesite Group operates world class facilities in Berlin, Montreal, Munich &
Dust Mobile, an innovative “secure-by-design” mobile network operator, has raised an initial EUR3 million to launch its commercial deployment. Dust Mobile aims to become the European leader in secure mobile communications with an offer that meets the growing need for protection against cyber threats.
Founded by Jean Michel Henrard and François d’Ormesson in mid-2017, Dust Mobile sells secure proprietary SIM cards – compatible with all smartphones and connected objects – combined with a fully fledged secured mobile communications plan. This offer provides not only full voice, SMS and data communications encryption, but also protects against attacks on cellular network signalling
The Carnrite Group has added Senior Director, Geoff Angulo, to its team. Angulo brings over 25 years of experience in energy banking and management consulting.
“We have worked with Geoff before, and are excited to add him to the team. He is a great addition to our growing group,” said Alan Carnrite, CEO.
Angulo is an executive with over 25 years of experience in the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry. In his most recent role at Jefferies LLC, Geoff led the execution of more than USD38 billion of oil and gas industry transactions, including asset acquisitions/dispositions, corporate mergers
Lindsey McMurray and Howard Garland have been appointed to the international wealth management company Kingswood Holdongs’ Board from Pollen Street Capital (‘Pollen Street’), an independent alternative asset investment management company.
The announcement is as per the terms of the investment completed in September this year which saw up to GBP80 million committed by way of an issue of irredeemable Convertible Preference Shares to certain investors and funds managed and/or advised by Pollen Street in a hugely significant milestone for the firm.
Following significant investment and rigorous restructuring over the last two years, Kingswood has a strong foundation in place to grow and expand, and this substantial investment helps the Company to execute its
Kempen Capital Management has held the final close of the Kempen European Private Equity Fund, at EUR192.5 million in committed capital, bringing the fund to its maximum capacity.
‘We are enormously proud of the confidence that our participants have entrusted us with,’ says Sven Smeets, co-head Private Markets. ‘At the start of the year, we passionately started working to make this fund a success. Following the first close in February 2019, now – fewer than ten months later – we are already announcing the final close, as the fund has reached its maximum capacity. We will spend all our energy
Funds advised by Apax Partners are to acquire Coalfire, a provider of cybersecurity advisory and assessment services, from The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) and The Chertoff Group. Financial terms of the transaction, which is expected to be completed in early 2020, subject to regulatory approval, have not been disclosed.
Founded in 2001, Coalfire is a cybersecurity advisor that helps organisations avert threats, close gaps, and effectively manage cyber risk. By providing independent, tailored advice and services that span the cybersecurity lifecycle, Coalfire helps clients develop scalable programs that improve their security posture. The company today has more than 1,800 government and
Ancala Partners (Ancala) has appointed Enrico Loewenthal as Vice President.
Loewenthal joins the investment team at Ancala as part of its continued expansion into mid-market infrastructure opportunities in Europe. In his new role, Enrico will assist with sourcing, analysing, executing and asset managing of investments in Europe.
Spence Clunie, Managing Partner, Ancala Partners, says: “I am delighted to welcome Enrico to the team. His strong skills in sourcing, analysing, executing and managing investments, particularly in the energy market, will make him an important member of the team going forward.”
Prior to joining Ancala, Loewenthal spent five years at
Chicago-based alternative in investment firm Victory Park Capital (VPC) has appointed John Martin as senior advisor. Based in Chicago, Martin will support VPC’s private credit strategies, leveraging his thirty years of experience in the investment industry.
“Victory Park Capital has built a world-class private credit business with a highly talented and dedicated group of individuals, and I have an immeasurable amount of respect for the firm,” says Martin. “I look forward to working closely with this accomplished team to create sustainable value for the firm’s clients.”
Martin served as managing partner and co-CEO of Antares Capital, LP, a private
The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has invested in HealthTech BioActives (HTBA).
HTBA is a Spanish manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), excipients, flavourings and sweeteners for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmetic industries, as well as ingredients for human and animal feed with a total sales of EUR51 million in 2018. T
he company’s products, derived from citrus and vitamin B12 derivatives, sell in more than 90 countries worldwide. HTBA is a carve-out of Ferrer, a well-known international pharmaceutical company headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.
The deal includes the 140
EdtechX Holdings (EdtechX), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) seeking to acquire a target in the education services and education technology industry, is to merge with Meten Education (China) (Meten).
Meten and its digital platform Likeshuo are a market leader in English Learning Training (ELT) in China. The combined entity (New Holdco) will operate as Meten EdtechX and focus on providing English and future skills training for a growing market of Chinese students and young professionals. Meten EdtechX intends to pursue expansion plans including market consolidation in China and the roll out of Meten’s existing omni-channel distribution platform, combining digital delivery
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